IMetabaseObjectCreateInfo.Link

Syntax

Link: IMetabaseLink;

Description

The Link property determines a connection with repository.

Comments

This property is used if the shortcut for the object from another repository is created. The Connection with Repository object is used to connect with the repository. On creating the link to the object from the another repository as the value of the IMetabaseObjectCreateInfo.ClassId property the object class, to which it is referred, should be specified. The description of the object is specified in the IMetabaseObjectCreateInfo.Shortcut property, the IMetabaseObjectCreateInfo.IsShortcut property must be set to False.

Example

Executing the example requires the Repository Connection object with the Link_Test identifier. There is a regular report with the Report_1 identifier in the repository with which the connection was established.

Add a link to the Metabase system assembly.

Sub UserProc;
Var
    MB: IMetabase;
    CrInfo: IMetabaseObjectCreateInfo;
    Link: IMetabaseObject;
    LinkInst: IMetabaseLinkInstance;
    ObjDesc: IMetabaseObjectDescriptor;
Begin
    MB := MetabaseClass.Active;
    CrInfo := MB.CreateCreateInfo;
    CrInfo.Id := "Shortcut_Report_1";
    CrInfo.Name := Shortcut for Report_1;
    CrInfo.Parent := MB.Root;
    CrInfo.Permanent := True;
    Link := MB.ItemById("Link_Test").Bind;
    LinkInst := Link.Open(Null) As IMetabaseLinkInstance;
    ObjDesc := LinkInst.Metabase.ItemById("Report_1");
    CrInfo.Link := Link As IMetabaseLink;
    CrInfo.ClassId := ObjDesc.ClassId;
    CrInfo.Shortcut := ObjDesc;
    MB.CreateObject(CrInfo);
End Sub UserProc;

After executing the example in the root of the repository the shortcut for the Report_1 regular report will be created.

See also:

IMetabaseObjectCreateInfo | Working with Shortcut